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Help protect domesticated US horses from slaughter
We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about
*domesticated* horses!!!! I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat but tens of thousands of American horses are shipped under inhumane conditions and suffer a terrible fate at one of three foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S. Former show horses, thoroughbreds, ponies, foals, wild horses, pregnant mares from the Premarin industry and any other kind of horse you can imagine are put through this brutal process all so that their meat can be shipped overseas to foreign markets for diners in Europe and Asia. This isn't how we want our horses treated but we have a chance to stop it. We expect a vote to happen on the House floor on June 8 or 9 that could ban this terrible practice. Please ask your U.S. Representative to vote YES on the Sweeney-Spratt Agriculture Appropriations amendment to prevent tax dollars from being used to allow horse slaughter. The vote is coming quickly so please don't delay. Go to this link and take action now. https://community.hsus.org/campaign/...=vdz-mx713z3rW -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:06:51 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©"
yodeled: We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about *domesticated* horses!!!! I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat but tens of thousands of American horses are shipped under inhumane conditions and suffer a terrible fate at one of three foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S. Former show horses, thoroughbreds, ponies, foals, wild horses, pregnant mares from the Premarin industry and any other kind of horse you can imagine are put through this brutal process all so that their meat can be shipped overseas to foreign markets for diners in Europe and Asia. This isn't how we want our horses treated but we have a chance to stop it. We expect a vote to happen on the House floor on June 8 or 9 that could ban this terrible practice. Please ask your U.S. Representative to vote YES on the Sweeney-Spratt Agriculture Appropriations amendment to prevent tax dollars from being used to allow horse slaughter. The vote is coming quickly so please don't delay. Go to this link and take action now. https://community.hsus.org/campaign/...=vdz-mx713z3rW I'm on it. Thanks again. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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There has been an Illinois senator trying to stall this bill FOREVER. There
are TWO slaughter houses in the US, both foreign owned. This is just SO important. I hope you all take a look. Here is more info to help you understand this issue (including nixing the idea that there is horsemeat in petfood so somewhat on topic). If anything, horse slaughter leads to thievery. Recently a thirteen year old girl's prize pony was stolen from her pasture and SOLD for slaughter. This practice must stop: FACTS ABOUT HORSE SLAUGHTER * Last year three foreign-owned slaughter plants cruelly slaughtered more than 65,000 horses for human consumption in Europe and Asia. Tens of thousands more of America's horses were exported and slaughtered in other countries. * Slaughter is NOT humane euthanasia. Horses suffer horribly on the way to and during slaughter. * Passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (AHSPA) will reduce animal suffering - hence its wide support throughout the equestrian and veterinary world, as well as the humane community. * Americans overwhelmingly support an end to horse slaughter for human consumption (recent polls from Kentucky, Texas and Utah respectively show that 82, 72 and 69 percent of those questioned oppose the practice). In California, a 1998 ballot initiative (Prop. 6) banning horse slaughter for human consumption passed with 60 percent of the vote. 1. Sick and old horses to slaughter Question: Is it true that slaughter is only a last resort for infirm, dangerous or no longer serviceable horses? Answer: 92.3 percent of horses arriving at slaughter plants in this country are in "good" condition, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Guidelines for Handling and Transporting Equines to Slaughter. 2. Neglect and abuse Question: Will horse abuse and neglect cases rise significantly following a ban on slaughter? Answer: There has been no documented rise in abuse and neglect cases in California since the state banned horse slaughter for human consumption in 1998. There is no documented rise in Illinois following closure of the state's only horse slaughter plant in 2002. 3. Cost of caring for "unwanted horses." Question: If there is a ban on horse slaughter, will horse rescue and retirement groups have the resources to take care of unwanted horses? Should the government have to pay for the care of horses voluntarily given up by their owners? Answer: Not every horse currently going to slaughter will need to be absorbed into the rescue community - many will be sold to a new owner, others will be kept longer and a licensed veterinarian will humanely euthanize some. Opponents of this legislation admit passage of the bill will not necessarily lead to an increase in the number of horses sent to rescue facilities, precisely because humane euthanasia is so widely used. It is not the government's responsibility to provide for the care of horses voluntarily given up by their owners, as these animals are private property. Hundreds of horse rescue organizations operate around the country, and additional facilities are being established (a list is available). 4. A safe and humane solution for sick, old and unwanted horses Question: If slaughter is not an option, what will we do with sick, old and "unwanted horses?" Answer: Approximately 690,000 horses die annually in this country (10 percent of an estimated population of 6.9 million) and the vast majority are not slaughtered, but euthanized and rendered or buried without any negative environmental impact instead. Humane euthanasia and carcass disposal is highly affordable and widely available. The average cost of having a horse humanely euthanized and safely disposing of the animal's carcass is approximately $225, while the average monthly cost of keeping a horse is approximately $200. 5. Export of horses for slaughter abroad Question: If there is a ban on horse slaughter in the United States, will there be an increase in the export of horses for foreign slaughter? Will horses suffer from longer transport for slaughter in countries where there may be weaker welfare laws? Answer: Horse slaughter has declined dramatically in the United States over the past decade, but there has been no correlating increase in the number of American horses exported for slaughter abroad. Further, the AHSPA prohibits the export of horses for slaughter abroad, and contains clear enforcement and penalty provisions to prevent this from happening. Risk of federal prosecution and the high costs associated with illegally transporting horses long distances for slaughter abroad are strong deterrents. 6. Standards of care at sanctuaries and rescue organizations Question: Is it true no standards exist for horse rescue facilities that take unwanted horses? Answer: The Doris Day Animal League and the Animal Welfare Institute published "Basic Guidelines for Operating an Equine Rescue or Retirement Facility" in 2004. Additionally, the Association of Sanctuaries and the American Sanctuaries Association provide accreditation programs, a code of ethics and guidelines for the operation of sanctuaries and rescue organizations. Horse rescue groups must also provide for the welfare of horses in their custody in compliance with state and local animal welfare laws. 7. Use of horsemeat in pet food Question: If there is a ban on horse slaughter, will horsemeat no longer be available for pet food? Answer: There is no horsemeat in pet food. This practice stopped decades ago and has some connection to the enactment of protections for America's wild horses in 1971. The US public and Congress were outraged to learn federal agencies were rounding up and allowing the exploitation and slaughter of these national treasures for items such as pet food. Some by-products of the horse slaughter industry are used in various consumer items, but they are derived from the rendering (a different process than slaughter and not affected by the AHSPA) of dead horses and other animals. |
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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about *domesticated* horses!!!! I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat Are you sure? I thought some of the Western states did! (During WW2 for certain, but I thought it was still true.) |
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about *domesticated* horses!!!! I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat Are you sure? I thought some of the Western states did! (During WW2 for certain, but I thought it was still true.) If they do, it's a rarity - can't buy horsemeat in stores, so they would have to butcher it themselves. Plus, WWII was 60+ years ago - times have changed! See Karen's posting with some of the more pertinate facts. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about *domesticated* horses!!!! I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat Are you sure? I thought some of the Western states did! (During WW2 for certain, but I thought it was still true.) No. They do not. |
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On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:06:51 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©"
wrote: We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about *domesticated* horses!!!! I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat but tens of thousands of American horses are shipped under inhumane conditions and suffer a terrible fate at one of three foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S. Former show horses, thoroughbreds, ponies, foals, wild horses, pregnant mares from the Premarin industry and any other kind of horse you can imagine are put through this brutal process all so that their meat can be shipped overseas to foreign markets for diners in Europe and Asia. Why not cattle too? Or pigs? There are places in the world where one or the other of those is off the menu. Something has to be done with surplus horses: I'd rather see a horse eaten and give the grain it would have eaten just so it could be kept alive when no longer needed, and the other food that people didn't have to eat because they ate the horse to starving people somewhere. Letting them live out useless lives then burying them is a total waste of food, shelter, and burial ground. And some people in the US *do* eat horse meat - I used to buy it frozen in a grocery store for my cats - it's a bit dry for my taste. Horse was on the human menu long before they were domesticated, and in many horse raising places to this day. To head off the argument that horses are kept as pets and cattle aren't, keep in mind that most horses are not pets in the usual sense and most cows raised as pets are raised for show, and the show involves slautering the animal so the carcass can be judged. -- T.E.D. ) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. |
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"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
news:vw_oe.28858$nG6.19076@attbi_s22... We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about *domesticated* horses!!!! I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat but tens of thousands of American horses are shipped under inhumane conditions and suffer a terrible fate at one of three foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S. Former show horses, thoroughbreds, ponies, foals, wild horses, pregnant mares from the Premarin industry and any other kind of horse you can imagine are put through this brutal process all so that their meat can be shipped overseas to foreign markets for diners in Europe and Asia. This isn't how we want our horses treated but we have a chance to stop it. We expect a vote to happen on the House floor on June 8 or 9 that could ban this terrible practice. Please ask your U.S. Representative to vote YES on the Sweeney-Spratt Agriculture Appropriations amendment to prevent tax dollars from being used to allow horse slaughter. The vote is coming quickly so please don't delay. Go to this link and take action now. https://community.hsus.org/campaign/...=vdz-mx713z3rW Glad and sad you posted this. I filled out the application to go to my representative for the Sweeney-Spratt Agriculture Appropriations amendment, but like a fool, I did a little research on horse slaughter. It's an awful, awful thing to watch. I clicked on just one clip and stopped. But, you know what made me the saddest? Watching a clip on two old friends (horses) who were humanely put down at the end of their lives together. The vet(s) were present, along with the owner(s)... and it was as peaceful as could be... but I cried my eyes out anyway. My SIL has a horse farm in VA. We went down several X-mas's ago for a "Norman Rockwell Christmas". The horses were SO lovely!! And the personalities?? So unique and so spirited. I never thought I would enjoy slinging horse doo on Christmas morning (staff was off), but it was SO neat and rewarding. This brought a new kind of pain to the "furrrrr" in me. ;o( -- ·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "There is no remedy for love but to love more"... ~~Henry David Thoreau -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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